President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (C) attends the ground-breaking of a monument commemorating people officials, soldiers and students from the south who gathered in the northern region during the war, August 28, 2022. (Photo: VNA)

From mid-October, 1954 to May, 1955, Quang Tien commune (now Quang Tien ward) in Sam Son city received nearly 1,700 wounded and sick soldiers, more than 47,300 officials, 5,900 students and the families of nearly 1,450 officials from the South.

Construction of the monument site is expected to complete in 270 days. 

President Phuc expressed his hope that the site will become an attractive destination for domestic and foreign visitors and a venue for the education of the revolutionary tradition and patriotism for generations of Vietnamese people.

The same day, President Phuc attended a ground-breaking ceremony for Van Thien-Ben En road. Once completed, it will be connect to the North-South Expressway, National Highway 45, and the Nghi Son-Sao Vang road.

He also cut the ribbon to inaugurate the Nghi Son 2 thermal power plant, which is invested by KEPCO power firm of the Republic of Korea and Tohuku company of Japan with total capital of nearly 2.8 billion USD.

The 1,200MW plant is the second largest project in Thanh Hoa after Nghi Son Oil Refinery complex.